2019-2020 / MECA0500-2

Hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles, Part A

Duration

25h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Certificate in sustainable automotive engineering2 crédits  

Lecturer

Pierre Duysinx, Nathalie Job

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The lecture aims at introducing the fundamental concepts of hybrid electric and fuel cell powered vehicles.
Part I: Hybrid and fuel-cell powered vehicles


  • Introduction to electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell powered vehicles. Categories and architectures.
  • EV and HEV powertain architectures
  • Performance of EV
  • Design principles and sizing of EV and HEV
  • Selection and sizing of energy storage systems (batteries, supercaps, fly wheels...)
  • Hybrid electric vehicle: working principle
  • Design of HEV with series architecture, parallel, plug-in, mild hybrids
  • Hybrid electric vehicles
  • Industrial aspects and case studies
  • Fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.
  • FC powered vehicles
  • Regenerative braking and kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS)
  • Functional safety of electric vehicles
 
Part II: Electrochemical devices of energy conversion and storage


  • Basis of electrochemistry
  • General operation of electrochemical systems (batteries and fuel cells)
  • Evaluation of the performance of electrochemical systems and identification of their limitations
  • Use of electrochemical systems in vehicles
  • Future development of batteries and fuel cells

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Knowledge of fundamental technologies of energy storage systems, energy convertors and fuel cells
  • To be able to calculate and estimate using simulation EV and HEV performance on simple driving cycles
  • To be able to size and design EV, HEV anf fuel cell powered vehicles

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

  • Fundamentals in internal combustion engines, electric motors and electrochemistry
  • Vehicle Performance (MECA0497)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Exercices
  • Lab works : Battery test bench, electric motor test bech, and Fuel Cell test bench
  • Computer work

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The lecture is given in English every Tuesday morning, in November - December (second half of first quareter) in ULG Campus in Sart Tilman.

Recommended or required readings

References:
  • M. Ehsani, Y Gao, S. Gay and A. Emadi. Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles. Fundamentals, Theory, and Design. CRC Press 2005.
  • CC Chan and KT Chau. Modern Electric Vehicle Technology. Oxford Science Technology 2001.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment:


  • A computer work is based on the estimation of the fuel / energy consumption of a EV or a HEV vehicle against a given driving cycle
  • The project are first evaluated on the basis of the reports (45%)
  • During the Januray session, the oral examn is based on the presentation and a a discussion about the project. Students must be able to explain all theoretical foundations involved in the project.(50%)
  • Lab reports  (5%)
Second session:


  • Oral exam
  • Written exam of exercices

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Part of the lectures are supplied by car manufactures and tier one suppliers

Contacts

Pierre Duysinx, LTAS - Automotive Engineering Institute of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, Building B52 Allée de la Découverte 13A, 4000 Liège Téléphone : +32 4 366 9194, Fax : +32 4 366 9159, Email : P.Duysinx@uliege.be
Nathalie Job Nathalie.Job@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

The course has been given at Q1 and doesn't need any adaptation

Assessment subjects

Same chapters as in January

Assessment methods

Session June
The first session of exams has taken place in January
Session September
If sanitary conditions allow it, the second session will be classically based on the evaluation of the homework and lab reports and an oral exam according to the pedagogical contract. The oral exam includes one question about the theory and one exercise to be solved during the half day session.

Contacts

Pierre Duysinx email: p.duysinx@uliege.be Mobile phone: +32 475 98 22 87 Acronyme SKYPE: pierreduysinx Link LIFESIZE: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/1230571

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

- Evaluation of homework and laboratory reports
- Oral examination according to the pedagogical contract. The oral exam covers questions of theory and a discussion of projects.
The theory subject covers all the subject matter seen during the classroom lessons seen in Q1.

Assessment methods

Oral exam using LIFESIZE visio conference Platform

Contacts

Pierre Duysinx Mobile: 0475 98 22 87 Acronym SKYPE: pierreduysinx Link LIFESIZE: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/1230571